8 Colorado high school football games to watch in Week 6

Class 5A

No. 2 Cherry Creek (4-1) vs. No. 8 Cherokee Trail (4-1)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Legacy Stadium

Last meeting: Cherry Creek 49, astatine Cherokee Trail 7, Oct. 16, 2020

The two-time defending 5A champion Bruins unfastened league play against a Cougars squad riding a three-game triumph streak. The Bruins person won 26 consecutive against Colorado teams and 5 successful a enactment vs. CT. Creek’s stout defence volition beryllium challenged by a Cougars onslaught anchored by CU-bound tackle Travis Gray and an array of weapons that see QB Logan Brooke (1,242 passing yards, 16 TDs), WR Jack Pierce (31 receptions, 506 yards) and RB Ciaran Hyslop (97 carries, 639 yards).

No. 3 Columbine (4-1) vs. Arvada West (4-1)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine NAAC Stadium

Last meeting: Columbine 34, vs. A-West 10, Oct. 16, 2020

A resurgent Wildcats programme gets different ace astatine 1 of the apical 5A teams successful the authorities 2 weeks aft hanging with No. 2 Cherry Creek for a half. A-West’s 21 points successful that 53-21 nonaccomplishment were the astir scored against the Bruins successful 14 games. While Columbine’s defence isn’t rather arsenic dominant, the Rebels look to erstwhile again beryllium among the 5A elite. Their lone nonaccomplishment of the play came astatine top-ranked Valor Christian (35-21) past week, and that was a one-score matter entering the 4th quarter.

No. 4 Ralston Valley (5-0) vs. Mullen (2-3)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine de La Salle Stadium

Last meeting: Ralston Valley 21, vs. Mullen 3, Oct. 15, 2020

Don’t fto Mullen’s grounds fool you. No squad successful the authorities has played a much hard schedule. The backstage schoolhouse Mustangs person faced 4 of the apical 8 teams successful the existent CHSAANow.com 5A poll, beating 1 (No. 7 Legend). Things don’t get immoderate easier with Ralston Valley up next. The nationalist schoolhouse Mustangs person allowed lone 9.2 points per crippled done 5 weeks — an effort they volition request to replicate arsenic they statesman the 5A Jeffco League gauntlet.

4A No. 2 Pine Creek (5-0) vs. No. 7 Legend (4-1)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine EchoPark Stadium

Last meeting: Legend 21, vs. Pine Creek 20, Nov. 7, 2020

The Eagles began playing up a classification successful league play past fall, and paid the terms with a heartbreaking nonaccomplishment to Legend that began a drawstring of 3 consecutive defeats to extremity past season. They present instrumentality to the country with a red-hot QB (Josiah Roy, 1,177 full yards) and defence that has much tackles for nonaccomplishment (57) than points allowed (49). Legend moving backmost Bryce Vaz (101 carries, 700 yards, 9 TDs) should expect plentifulness of resistance.

Class 4A

No. 4 Montrose (5-0) vs. No. 1 Palmer Ridge (5-0)

When/where: 6 p.m. Friday astatine Don Breese Stadium

Last meeting: Palmer Ridge 42, vs. Montrose 20, Oct. 30, 2020

The top-ranked Bears look their stiffest trial yet with the Indians acceptable to sojourn Monument. Montrose has held each but 1 of its 5 opponents to a touchdown oregon less, which should marque for an intriguing matchup against a Bears discourtesy that averages 40.8 points and 446 yards per crippled with 3 walk catchers with much than 200 yards receiving successful Anthony Costanzo (15-246), Ayden Snow (6-258) and KC Fackerell (20-269).

Bear Creek (4-1) vs. No. 3 Dakota Ridge (5-0)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Jeffco Stadium

Last meeting: Dakota Ridge 48, astatine Bear Creek 14, Oct. 15, 2020

Since surviving a slugfest successful Jacksonville, Fla. (23-20 implicit First Coast), the Eagles person been a unit of nature, outscoring teams 187-36 implicit 4 games. Junior RB Noah Triplett has 740 full yards and 15 TDs, portion elder QB Adam Graves has 817 yards and 10 TDs connected 48-of-75 passing. The Bears, who person an explosive violative of their ain led by QB Jaedon Minter (1197 passing yards), volition apt person to lucifer Dakota Ridge’s fireworks to person a chance.

Class 3A

No. 8 Eagle Valley (3-0) vs. No. 5 Frederick (3-0)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Frederick High

Last meeting: Eagle Valley 14, vs. Frederick 8, Nov. 7, 2020

Eagle Valley has travel a agelong mode from a winless 2017, with first-year manager John Davis guiding the Devils to a brace of overtime victories and their champion three-game commencement successful 7 years. Now comes a day with the fifth-ranked Warriors, who person been awesome successful outscoring opponents 152-41 truthful acold this season, but person lone played erstwhile successful the past 3 weeks (53-12 implicit Palmer).

George Washington (3-1) vs. No. 7 Evergreen (4-0)

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday astatine Evergreen High

Last meeting: Evergreen 59, astatine George Washington 36, Oct. 12, 2019

The Patriots transportation the DPS banner into their last non-conference crippled of the season, caller disconnected a melodramatic 41-34 triumph astatine Monarch. Junior RB Cellus Honeycutt is simply a large play waiting to hap with a touchdown tally of 91 yards and an mean of 11.1 yards per transportation (47-522). Running country volition apt beryllium harder to travel by against an Evergreen defence that has allowed conscionable 22 points done 4 games and dropped shot carriers for a nonaccomplishment 29 times this season.